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'Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony', American Journal of Sociology, 83, pp. 340-63.
W. Richard Scott
- pp 493-516
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The article was published on 2016-12-05. It has received 992 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ceremony.read more
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The destructive side of branding: A heuristic model for analyzing the value of branding practice:
Jon Bertilsson,Jens Rennstam +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that previous literature has overemphasized the creation of value for organizations, and instead focused on the value-creating function of a brand.
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With faith in development : Islamic charity as development in practice : perspectives from Pakistan and the Pakistani diaspora
TL;DR: The authors explored the intersection between migrant development engagements and religious practices through a case study of transnational Islamic charity, and argued that everyday rituals are a useful tool for exploring the role of religion in motivating migrants' development engagements.
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Sustainable Development: Is This Paradigm The Remedy of All Challenges? Does Its Goals Capture The Essence of Real Development and Sustainability? With Reference to Discourses, Creativeness, Boundaries and Institutional Architecture
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion on the issue of sustainable development with reference to discourses, creativeness, boundaries and institutional architecture.
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Governing sustainability: a discourse-institutional approach
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider problems and possibilities connected with governing and realising the "transition to sustainability" or at least to a more deeply resilient energy system and bring together the two strands in a discourse-institutionalist framework.
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Determinants and Recent Development of Sustainability Reporting of Banks in Developing Countries: The Case of Bangladesh
TL;DR: In this paper, a theoretical framework has been developed through the lens of new institutional sociology (NIS), strategic response and legitimacy theory to understand factors that stimulate commercial banks of Bangladesh in respect of sustainability reporting practices.
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Country-level institutions, firm value, and the role of corporate social responsibility initiatives
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Theory Building A Review and Integration
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TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review of the literature on theory building in management around the five key elements of a good story is presented, namely conflict, character, setting, sequence, and plot and arc.
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An Institutional Theory perspective on sustainable practices across the dairy supply chain
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Overcoming distrust: How state-owned enterprises adapt their foreign entries to institutional pressures abroad
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